Grammar - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

When you are speaking of or for yourself, use "am." When you are talking about a person or a thing (in the singular), use "is." When you are talking to a person, and when you are talking about other people or things (in the plural), use "are." Here, it is singular as one is compared to the other. Hence, is will be used.

They are very clever but their class teacher isn’t so much.

This is my mobile, where is yours?

When you are speaking of or for yourself, use "am." When you are talking about a person or a thing (in the singular), use "is." When you are talking to a person, and when you are talking about other people or things (in the plural), use "are." Here, it is "ours" is used as singular. Hence, is will be used.

First, let's define the term "neither." Neither is a determiner used before singular countable nouns or uncountable nouns to refer to not one of two people, things, or groups. It indicates exclusion of both options.

The sentence uses the phrase "neither of the paintings." The word "neither" is singular in its reference, even though it relates to two paintings. It means "not one" or "not either one". The verb must therefore agree with this singular subject.

Therefore, the correct verb form is "was," which is the singular past tense form of the verb "to be." This is because the subject "neither" acts as a singular subject in this context, and the action of selling happened in the past.

Why other options are incorrect:
* have been: This is the present perfect tense, implying an action completed at some unspecified time before now, but it's plural.
* were: This is the plural past tense form of "to be," which doesn't agree with the singular subject "neither."
* are: This is the plural present tense form of "to be," which also doesn't agree with the singular subject "neither."

The sentence is in continuous tense as 'had been' is used so 'raining' is the correct word to use.

The correct preposition to use with 'heir' is 'to'. For example – heir to the throne or heir to the property.

I have good news for you is correct. Since news is a uncountable noun, it would not take indefinite article 'a'.

shy of means afraid of doing something or being involved in something.
shy of/about something - The band has never been shy of publicity.
shy of/about doing something - He disliked her and had never been shy about saying so.

‘used to’ will be followed by first form of the verb and therefore ‘play’ is the correct answer.